Hirondellea gigas is a species of amphipod crustacean found in the hadal zone of the Pacific Ocean, particularly in the Mariana Trench. It is adapted to extreme deep-sea environments, living at depths exceeding 10,000 meters where pressures are immense and temperatures are near freezing. This species feeds on organic matter that sinks to the ocean floor, playing a crucial role in the deep-sea ecosystem as a scavenger. Its unique adaptations, such as a lightweight exoskeleton and specialized enzymes, allow it to survive and thrive in one of the most extreme habitats on Earth.
Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
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Hirondellea gigas | Arthropoda | - | Deep sea | 6,800-11,000 | Mariana Trench in the northwestern Pacific Ocean | 1518452 |
Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness | Gene Number |
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- | 13.92Gb | Chromosome | 2025 | CNA0142381 | - | CNP0005374 | 89.34% | 27,881 |
Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
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The amphipod genome reveals population dynamics and adaptations to hadal environment | Cell | 40054448 |
Gene ID | Description |
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Hgig_05546 | PROTEIN CBG27172 |
Hgig_05547 | |
Hgig_05548 | STERILE20-LIKE KINASE, ISOFORM B-RELATED |
Hgig_05549 | BAX INHIBITOR-RELATED |
Hgig_05550 | NF-KAPPA-B INHIBITOR ALPHA |
Hgig_05551 | CARBOHYDRATE SULFOTRANSFERASE |
Hgig_05552 | |
Hgig_05553 | UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL HYDROLASE |
Hgig_05554 | UBIQUITIN ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2-LIKE/LINGERER |
Hgig_05555 | |
Hgig_05556 | OXYSTEROL-BINDING PROTEIN-RELATED |
Hgig_05557 | ACYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE |
Hgig_05558 | REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE |
Hgig_05559 | |
Hgig_05560 | CADHERIN-23 |
Hgig_05561 | CYPHER, ISOFORM B |
Hgig_05562 | CTX-RELATED TYPE I TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEIN |
Hgig_05563 | MYELIN TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1-RELATED |
Hgig_05564 | |
Hgig_05565 | |
Hgig_05566 | |
Hgig_05567 | DDB1- AND CUL4-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 10 |
Hgig_05568 | DUAL SPECIFICITY PROTEIN KINASE |
Hgig_05569 | SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 39 |
Hgig_05570 | UBA-LIKE DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 2 |
Hgig_05571 | PLATELET-ACTIVATING FACTOR ACETYLHYDROLASE |
Hgig_05572 | PLATELET-ACTIVATING FACTOR ACETYLHYDROLASE |
Hgig_05573 | |
Hgig_05574 | CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE POLYPEPTIDE VIC-2 |
Hgig_05575 | RAB11-RELATED |
Hgig_05576 | NEGATIVE REGULATOR OF VESICLE FORMATION-RELATED |
Hgig_05577 | |
Hgig_05578 | |
Hgig_05579 | PROTEIN CBG27172 |
Hgig_05580 | PROTEIN CBG27172 |
Hgig_05581 | |
Hgig_05582 | UNCHARACTERIZED |
Hgig_05583 | SPINDLE AND KINETOCHORE-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1 |
Hgig_05584 | CENTROMERE PROTEIN I |
Hgig_05585 | CENTROMERE PROTEIN I |
Hgig_05586 | CATION TRANSPORTING ATPASE |
Hgig_05587 | |
Hgig_05588 | RIBOPHORIN I |
Hgig_05589 | DNA REPAIR DEAD HELICASE RAD3/XP-D SUBFAMILY MEMBER |
Hgig_05590 | DNA REPAIR DEAD HELICASE RAD3/XP-D SUBFAMILY MEMBER |
Hgig_05591 | ACROSIN-RELATED |
Hgig_05592 | PASIFLORA 1, ISOFORM A-RELATED |
Hgig_05593 | DYNEIN LIGHT CHAIN |
Hgig_05594 | UBIQUINOL-CYTOCHROME C REDUCTASE COMPLEX 14 KD PROTEIN |
Hgig_05595 | LIPOATE-PROTEIN LIGASE |